As investigators stated in one of the accidents featured in this series, human failure is normal and often predictable. The challenge for shipping companies is to understand where it can occur, what ...

Findings from the Tokyo MoU and IACS indicate that routine testing may not reflect how emergency power systems perform during a real loss of main power. Inadequate testing can leave critical systems ...

Drawing on around 3,000 P&I crew claims from 2025, including an in-depth review of around 400 injury cases, the report highlights persistent patterns in crew illness, injuries and fatalities. It also ...

Gard welcomes the judgment delivered on 27 May 2026 by the Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in the M/T Heroic Idun case between the Republic of the Marshall ...

So far in 2026, the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC) has recorded six incidents that may be linked to Somali piracy groups, five in the Somali Basin and one in the ...

The Cargo Incident Network System (CINS) has just released its “Guidelines for the Shipping of Lithium-ion Cells and Batteries”, addressing one of the key risks in global cargo transport. Developed in ...

On 23 April 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted its 20th package of restrictive measures against Russia, amending Regulation (EU) 833/2014 and Regulation (EU) 269/2014. These measures were ...

As wind‑energy deployment accelerates globally, the logistics of transporting major turbine components—particularly blades, towers, and nacelles—have become increasingly complex. Drawing on Gard’s ...

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In the last of our series on heavy weather risks, this article turns to port arrival and entry scenarios, which remain a vulnerable phase of a voyage. If heavy weather strikes in this phase there are ...

In a rare and potentially consequential move, the Trump Administration announced on 17 March 2026 a 60-day waiver of the cabotage provisions under the U.S. Jones Act. The decision, made on national ...

The results were presented together with Gard’s annual integrated report, outlining how the Group is progressing toward its strategic goals and highlighting key developments throughout the year.